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the institution that has remained neutral will be reluctant to get involved on behalf of the government against the people. >> earlier in the day on the other side of cairo, the president's own supporters were also out in force. they handed out copies of the controversial constitution, a document for all e egyptians. >> they have no discrimination whatsoever. >> major trouble was averted tonight because the groups were kept apart. in this divided country, a referendum on the constitution is due to take place on saturday. >> awhile protests continue to paralyzed parts of cairo, the capital damascus has renewed fighting. it has been two years since the uprising, tens of thousands have died. the middle east editor is in damascus and sent this report on the battle for an increasingly divided city. >> damascus is at the heart of the bloodiest arab uprising. they keep them under tight security that squeezes traffic down the main road. the capitals still functions. but the battle for damascus is under way. it is happening in the suburbs after months of shelling and air strikes. it is controlle
the institution that has remained neutral will be reluctant to get involved on behalf of the government against the people. >> earlier in the day on the other side of cairo, the president's own supporters were also out in force. they handed out copies of the controversial constitution, a document for all e egyptians. >> they have no discrimination whatsoever. >> major trouble was averted tonight because the groups were kept apart. in this divided country, a referendum on the...
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forces of an elected government struck down by those who opposed it. it is another sign of how polarizing egypt is becoming. at the heart of the crisis is president morsi giving him self immunity. he has called a referendum on the constitution. tonight, thousands of activists gathered outside the presidential palace. in scenes reminiscent of what happened when hosni mubarak was toppled, the soldiers provided a photo opportunity. here they have their heroes and those they call martyrs. from all of them the same accusation, the revolution was hijacked. >> he has broken all of his mandate. he has put himself above ala. he has done everything to break down his legitimacy. >> a country was united about the dictatorship is now divided over how to replace it. bbc news, cairo. >> from egypt to the civil war that shows no signs of stopping. today, hillary clinton reiterated that president aside departure would be crucial. jeremy has been to a prison in damascus were some of the fighters are being held. this is his report. >> the soundtrack of the damascus gate,
forces of an elected government struck down by those who opposed it. it is another sign of how polarizing egypt is becoming. at the heart of the crisis is president morsi giving him self immunity. he has called a referendum on the constitution. tonight, thousands of activists gathered outside the presidential palace. in scenes reminiscent of what happened when hosni mubarak was toppled, the soldiers provided a photo opportunity. here they have their heroes and those they call martyrs. from all...
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. >> the syrian government is under increasing pressure tonight. the american and russian foreign ministers met with the u.n. envoy on syria and hillary clinton said events on the ground in syria are accelerating. she also joined the u.s. defense secretary in expressing concern that damascus is considering using chemical weapons against the rebels. >> i think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned. as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus, the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> secretary panetta went on to say that the white house made it clear there will be consequences should the assad regime make the mistake of using those weapons on its own people. for more on the perspective from damascus, i spoke a short time ago to the bbc's jeremy bolon -- jeremy bowen. >> the issue has been pretty firm on the use of chemical weapons. any news from damascus? >> i think the regime here can feel the pressure. it has been under huge pressure in the last couple of weeks, increasing pressure.
. >> the syrian government is under increasing pressure tonight. the american and russian foreign ministers met with the u.n. envoy on syria and hillary clinton said events on the ground in syria are accelerating. she also joined the u.s. defense secretary in expressing concern that damascus is considering using chemical weapons against the rebels. >> i think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned. as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus,...
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government bonds. now, the president has proposed he be given authority to raise the debt ceiling without congressional action. house republicans reject that idea. and they've called for raising revenue without rate hikes, plus major savings in entitlement programs. the president argued today a partial deal is possible on taxes, if the g.o.p. will agree to raise rates on the top 2%. >> and if we can get the leadership on the republican side to take that framework, to acknowledge that reality, then the numbers actually aren't that far apart. another way of putting this is, we can probably solve this in about a week. >> reporter: despite issuing a warning to congressional republicans, the president also expressed optimism that some gop lawmakers may be warming to the idea of allowing taxes on the wealthy to rise. but here at the capitol today, congressional republican leaders said the president should focus less on tax increases and more on spending cuts >> we put an offer on the table. now he has out of
government bonds. now, the president has proposed he be given authority to raise the debt ceiling without congressional action. house republicans reject that idea. and they've called for raising revenue without rate hikes, plus major savings in entitlement programs. the president argued today a partial deal is possible on taxes, if the g.o.p. will agree to raise rates on the top 2%. >> and if we can get the leadership on the republican side to take that framework, to acknowledge that...
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>> this group is, as we are speaking, establishing a government, a ra transitional government that will as of now, as of the very near future build committees for various state craft things that will become the future institutions of syria. so, yes, the syrian national coalition is going to produce a transitional government. >> ifill: and you believe that that's a reliable transitional government? >> yes, i believe there's a lot of skill inside of this coalition. but the other aspect that's important here is that continuity of government in syria is going to be important. no doubt the regime needs to go. but there are ministries, agencies of government that do provide vital services that will be important when the regime goes down and humanitarian asis tan has to flood into the country. >> ifill: fred hof and murhaf jouejati, thank you very much. >> great pleasure, thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": an advocate for shrinking taxes; north korea's successful rocket launch; our social media update; a 21,000 mile walk around the world. plus, indian composer and sitar p
>> this group is, as we are speaking, establishing a government, a ra transitional government that will as of now, as of the very near future build committees for various state craft things that will become the future institutions of syria. so, yes, the syrian national coalition is going to produce a transitional government. >> ifill: and you believe that that's a reliable transitional government? >> yes, i believe there's a lot of skill inside of this coalition. but the other...
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. >> under normal economic times this say program that is governed by state law and administered by the state. and states pay up to 26 weeks of benefits, six months for people who lost jobs through no fault of their own. but if bad economic times historically congress has authorized additional levels of benefits. this time it is a program called the emergency unemployment compensation system. and there are four different tiers depending on how bad your state unemployment rate is every state gets 14 weeks. nine states get up to 47 a decisional weeks. and the rest are in betweenment but you have to be over 9% to get that additional 47 weeks. >> brown: so it is this program that is now caught up in the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> right. and it's unique this time around. this particular end of the month is a clear-cuttoff time. we have-- . >> brown: in the past it was phased out. >> right. and as harry said in your piece pointed out this is really the worst time of the year for this to happen. so what we need to do now is not just say oh let's just extend them. i think everyone thinks som
. >> under normal economic times this say program that is governed by state law and administered by the state. and states pay up to 26 weeks of benefits, six months for people who lost jobs through no fault of their own. but if bad economic times historically congress has authorized additional levels of benefits. this time it is a program called the emergency unemployment compensation system. and there are four different tiers depending on how bad your state unemployment rate is every...
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but the government does. we see ourselves as supporting the government. >> reporter: the president cut the ribbon on the new hospital vowing his administration will do better. international donors who have with held half the $5 billion they pledged to rebuild haiti will closely watch how projects like this hospital fare. for many ordinary haitians the goal as one health worker put it is to make it to the end of each day alive. >> woodruff: fred's reporting is a partnership with the undertold stories project at st. mary's university in minnesota. >> ifill: over the past couple of weeks, generals, past and present, have found themselves in an uncomfortable spotlight. retired army general david petraeus resigned as director of the c.i.a. when he admitted to having an extramarital affair. the commander of u.s. and coalition forces in afghanistan, general john allen, is also under investigation for sending inappropriate e-mails to a women in tampa. the former commander of africa command, general william ward, was
but the government does. we see ourselves as supporting the government. >> reporter: the president cut the ribbon on the new hospital vowing his administration will do better. international donors who have with held half the $5 billion they pledged to rebuild haiti will closely watch how projects like this hospital fare. for many ordinary haitians the goal as one health worker put it is to make it to the end of each day alive. >> woodruff: fred's reporting is a partnership with the...